"Real women don't have hot flushes. They have power surges."
Jacob was 9 months old on 12th. Time flies... when you're sleep deprived.
Here he is on the day, with toast crumbs all over him. He is a gorgeous boy, and a Mummy's boy. He is standing and walking around the furniture now - I wonder how long until he walks.
We decided to give him a bottle of formula before bed to see if that would help him sleep. He has improved, so it might be a good thing. Matt keeps suggesting I wean him and put him on a bottle, but I'm just not ready yet. I enjoy breastfeeding, Jacob enjoys it.... it's not like I'm working and it's inconvenient. Going to persist until he is 1.
My Dad has had some issues with his health, and about three weeks ago, was taken to hospital with chest pains. After a stupid nurse gave him too much Anginine and his heartrate dropped so low he had to be resusitated, he was released from hospital after 24 hours and told it was probably not his heart. Then after a stress test which showed a blockage, and then an angiogram last Wednesday, they found he has a 60% and an 80% blockage in the one artery. This is the same artery he had a blockage in when he was 38, 19 years ago. Back then, they gave him a balloon plasty. This time, they are going to put a stent in. He is very lucky that he hasn't had a heart attack, especially when they were overseas in January! He has to wait two weeks for the die from the angiogram to get out of his system, and then the heart surgeon is away on hols, so it might be nearly 4 weeks before he has the surgery. In the meantime... he is on blood thinning meds so that the blood can pass more easily through the artery, and he is therefore not allowed to drive. The meds make him feel woozy. And he is on a strict diet and no exercise in the meantime.
Glad I have decided to do something about my health as I have the same problem as Dad - high triglycerides, high cholesterol and low good cholesterol. I really should have been on medication for about 4 years, but I kept ducking it. After I finish feeding Jacob and have lost some more weight, if my cholesterol is not down, I will be.
Have a couple of layouts I've done, but not taken any pics.... will do so soon.
Happy Easter everyone!
Hi Kell, that's been quite an ordeal for your Dad. I hope he can keep out of trouble until the surgery! Jacob looks adorable as always!
Posted by: Chris Millar | March 17, 2008 at 11:35 AM
A worrying time for you with your Dad, and I guess that won't completely go away until after his surgery. Jacob looks so cute - it is hard to beleive he is nearly nine months old. Take care.
Posted by: Karen Latham (Scraper 25) | March 17, 2008 at 05:28 PM
A worrying time for you with your Dad, and I guess that won't completely go away until after his surgery. Jacob looks so cute - it is hard to beleive he is nearly nine months old. Take care.
Posted by: Karen Latham (Scraper 25) | March 17, 2008 at 05:28 PM
A worrying time for you with your Dad, and I guess that won't completely go away until after his surgery. Jacob looks so cute - it is hard to beleive he is nearly nine months old. Take care.
Posted by: Karen Latham (Scraper 25) | March 17, 2008 at 05:29 PM
That happened to my mum too, they gave her too much medicine and she flatlined and scared the life out of my Peter.
Jacob is such a cutie, he is getting so big now.
Posted by: Melanie | March 17, 2008 at 08:42 PM
hope they get your dad fixed up soon kell.. just love your layouts, you have been busy! and keep the alphabets LOL you can never have too many alphabets
Posted by: Alli | March 27, 2008 at 12:45 PM